Episode 10: Pete Enns - The Israelites Believed in Many Gods.

from The Bible For Normal People · host Peter Enns and Jared Byas

In this week’s episode, Pete Enns explores "monolatry," the ancient Israelite belief that many gods existed but only one God, Yahweh, was worthy of worship. The ancient Israelites were not monotheists, and thinking they were obscures the theology of many passages by imposing an idea the Israelites would not have understood. Show Notes → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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